A BT phone with a colour screen. We're thrilled

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Our Verdict

For

Futuristic stand and colour screen

SIM-copying feature

Call quality's okay

Against

It's big - even by DECT standards

The build quality's shoddy

Whether you need it or not, you can bet that your next gadget will have a colour screen. MP3 players and home phones are the latest to get the treatment, even if - as is the case with this BT phone - all a colour display adds is a touch of futuristic glam.

Sadly, the glam evaporates when you use the phone. The handset is too fat, the buttons feel nasty and cheap, and the polyphonic ringtones are horrendous.

On the bright side, call quality's reasonable, there's a slot for copying contacts from a mobile SIM, and you can assign different ringtones to different callers if you sign up to Caller ID.